At Peninsula Public Library’s end of summer party, Terrie Stevenson and her son Xavier, 5, shared their penchant for fun.

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In addition to reading, Ibrahim Rasheed, 8, practiced his hula hoop tricks, as he performed at Peninsula Public Library’s end of summer party.

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Though vacationing is the activity that most people take part in during the summer, a close second is the reading program at Peninsula Public Library as 300 children signed up and 80 completed it and handed in their book logs, according to Children’s Librarian Carolynn Matulewicz at the end of summer party on Aug. 29.

Overall, there were 22 programs for summer reading and early literacy, including toddlers and preschool-age children. Total attendance at all the programs amounted to more than 600 kids and adults/caregivers, Matulewicz said. “We are so proud of all our readers,” she said.

Sid Tanenbaum, who lived in Woodmere and owned a metal-stamping shop in Far Rockaway, where he was known more for his charitable ways than his two-handed set shot, has been honored for the past 30 years with a basketball tournament that raises scholarship money for students in the Five Towns.